[2.01 Pledge of Allegiance/Moment of Silence]
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>>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I NOW CALL THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING TO ORDER . WE WILL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> ÊI PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.Î
[2.02 Swearing in Incoming Board Member]
>> NEXT ON THE AGENDA WE WILL HAVE THE SWEARING IN OF INCOMING BOARD MEMBERS. I INVITE KATHY SMITH TO COME FORWARD. AND INVITE THE OTHER NEW MEMBERS.
>> I AM GOING TO HAVE YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND BECAUSE THERE ARE THREE OF YOU WE WILL DO IT TOGETHER. SO I WILL SAY I, STATE YOUR NAME. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE. I, STATE YOUR NAME. DO PROMISE OR DECLARE. THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THAT I WILL BE FAITHFUL AND BEAR TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS THEREOF AND THAT I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY SKILL AND JUDGMENT DILIGENTLY AND FAITHFULLY , WITHOUT PARTIALITY OR PREJUDICE EXECUTE THE OFFICE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER FOR CALVERT COUNTY ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR BEING HERE. SHERIFF RIGBY COX IS HERE. THANK YOU AND COMMISSIONER HANDS, COMMISSIONER COX, COMMISSIONER GRASSO AND DELEGATE MARK FISHER. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL MOVE INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[2.03 Election of Officers]
NEXT WE WILL HAVE THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.>> I MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE JANA SMITH-POST FOR PRESIDENT
AND -- FOR VICE PRESIDENT . >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
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SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE . TRYING TO MAKE A
[3. Consent Agenda]
RECORD OF NOT HAVING A SIX HOUR BOARD MEETING. NEXT IS THECONSENT AGENDA. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE
THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND.
>> THERE HAS BEEN A PROPER MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE THE MOTION PASSES, 5-0. NEXT WE
[4.01 Public Comment]
WILL MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PERMITS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ISSUES OF CONCERN.
THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS IS LIMITED TO 20. WHEN YOU WERE CALLED TO SPEAK PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND LIMIT COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. PERSONS ON THE SIGN THAT SHE MAY NOT RELINQUISH ANY PART OF THEIR SPEAKING TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON OR GROUP. IF YOU HAVE HANDOUTS OR TESTIMONY PLEASE GIVE THEM TO KAREN MAXEY TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS. PLEASE DO NOT MENTION SPECIFIC STUDENTS OR STAFF MEMBERS IN YOUR REMARKS AND ALL COMMENTS ARE TO BE MADE IN A CIVIL MANNER. ANYONE NOT FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES MAY BE ASKED TO STOP SPEAKING AND FORFEIT THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AT FUTURE MEETINGS. THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING AND THE BOARD CANNOT RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN YOU SIGN IN AND WE WILL RESPOND IN
THAT MANNER. >> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JANA
BARBIERI OH. >> HELLO. I AM JANA BARBERIO.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU FOR RUNNING FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN THE 2024 ELECTION CYCLE. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU WILL DO NEXT. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC SPEAKERS IN UPCOMING MEETINGS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SUSAN SCHOLL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM SUSAN SHAW AND I WANTED TO SPEAK THIS AFTERNOON BECAUSE YOU ARE UNDERTAKING AN INCREDIBLE TASK . HOURS AND HOURS THAT JANA AND LISA ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THAT, THAT YOU WILL BE SPENDING AND AT TIMES IT WILL FEEL SO WORTHLESS BUT THEY ARE NOT. OUR WHOLE COUNTRY IS IN A PLACE WHERE WE WANT CHANGE AND WE ALL SUPPORTED YOU AND ARE SO GLAD TO SEE YOU IN YOUR ROLES TODAY BECAUSE WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU.
I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU IN ADVANCE THAT I UP CRUCIATE THE MANY , MANY HOURS THAT I KNOW YOU WILL BE SPENDING AND I KNOW I AM SPEAKING FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE.
THANK YOU, SO MUCH. IT HAS BEEN A ROCKY ROAD TO GET HERE AND YOU HAVE A LOT MORE AHEAD OF YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN --.
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>> I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW MEMBERS FOR A PRODUCTIVE YEAR AND I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH MY HOME SCHOOL KIDS TRANSITIONING BACK INTO SCHOOL . THE SCHOOL SYSTEM MONITORED US WHILE WE WERE HOMESCHOOLING AND WE HAD TO DO SEMESTER REVIEWS WITH THE SCHOOL BUT NOW THAT MY DAUGHTER IS COMING BACK TO SCHOOL SHE IS NOT GETTING CREDIT FOR THE CLASSES THAT SHE HAS TAKEN SO SHE HAS TO TAKE EXAMS FOR EACH CLASS SHE WANTS TO BE -- SHE WANTS TO TAKE CREDIT FOR. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO BE AWARE AND I WILL FOLLOW THIS UP WITH AN EMAIL, I WOULD LIKE TO INVESTIGATE THE PROCESS THAT WE AS HOMESCHOOL MOMS HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND THE PROCESS THAT WE SHOULD BE TAKING TO RETURN OUR STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL. RIGHT NOW I FEEL LIKE THERE IS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS. I KNOW MANY THAT WANT TO COME BACK TO SCHOOL BUT ARE NOT ABLE TO BECAUSE OF THE CREDIT ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO TRANSITION BACK INTO THE GRADE THAT THEY SHOULD BE IN. THAT IS IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHELSEA GALLI HUGH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JASON SKAGGS.
>> GOOD MORNING. IS ANYBODY NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT I MIGHT SAY
>> SO, FIRST, I WANT TO SAY HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTY THAT OPENED THEIR EYES TO WHAT LOCAL ELECTIONS ARE FOR. LOCAL ELECTIONS REALLY AFFECT OUR DAILY LIVES AND KIDS LIVES SO I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT LOCAL PEOPLE REALLY DID THEIR RESEARCH THIS TIME. I ALSO REALLY LIKE THE FACT , THIS ZERO VOTING PATTERN WE HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED HERE.
THE EXPERIENCE OF COVID-19 OPENED OUR EYES OF HOW FAR ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE STRAYED FROM WHAT IS NORMAL. THAT IS WHERE I FIRST MET LISA, JANA, AND MELISSA. PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO GIVE THEIR TIME TO MAKE SURE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COMES BACK AROUND TO WHAT IT USED TO BE. FOR THAT I AM GRATEFUL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT FOR A GREAT NUMBER OF
YEARS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KATIE FORD.
>> KATIE FORD. I HAVE LIVED HERE THREE YEARS. WE MOVED TO CALVERT COUNTY FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. BECAUSE OF YOUR STELLAR ACADEMIC REPUTATION. ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. I HAVE THREE ADOPTED CHILDREN FROM FOSTER CARE THAT ARE FLOURISHING IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT SO, WITH THAT SAID, I HAVE NOT BEEN AT ONE OF THESE MEETINGS IN A LONG WHILE BECAUSE I FELT LIKE OUR HANDS WERE TIED. I JUST FELT LIKE I COULD BE PRAYING AND MAKING COULD NOT BE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE, MR. HARRISON, WHEN I MET YOU AT THE SPEAKING AREA AND I AM JUST SPEAKING FOR THE MAJORITY OF CALVERT COUNTY PARENTS THAT ARE SO EXCITED AND GRATEFUL, RELIEVED, HAPPY. ALL OF THESE THINGS AND I KNOW THAT
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GOD HAS ANSWERED OUR PRAYERS SO I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY JUST PRAY FOR YOU AND WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW RELIEVED WE ALL ARE THAT YOU ARE HERE. THANK YOU, LORD, FOR HEARING OUR PRAYERS AND PRAY FOR THIS GROUP, FOR UNITY BEYOND ANYTHING THAT THEY COULD IMAGINE THAT THEY WOULD STAND FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THEY WOULD SLEEP WELL KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTY, THEIR FRIENDS, THEIR FELLOW PATRIOTS AND ESPECIALLY THESE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, OUR NEXT GENERATION. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO. THANK YOU.IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. >> OUR LAST SPEAKER THIS
EVENING IS CHELEA . >> CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ELECTION. I WANTED TO COME INTRODUCE MYSELF. I AM CHELSEA AND I AM A CALVERT COUNTY SCHOOLS GRADUATE . I AM A PARENT. MY DAUGHTER SPENDS ALL DAY AND GROVERS PLACE AND I AM A BOARD-CERTIFIED TEACHER. I HAVE BEEN TEACHING AT MILL CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I AM A NATIONAL BOARD TEACHER FACILITATORS SO I AM A UNION MEMBER AND JUST YESTERDAY I FOUND OUT THAT I AM A -- FELLOW FOR 2025. I AM AN EQUITY LIAISON FOR MY BUILDING. I AM A WIFE. I AM A LOT OF THINGS. I WEAR A LOT OF HATS AND I KNOW EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM WEARS A LOT OF HAT BUT I WANT TO REMIND YOU OF A FEW THINGS BEFORE YOU EMBARK UPON THIS JOURNEY. ONE IS THAT CHILDREN ARE MORE THAN TEST SCORES. IT IS EASY TO LOOK AT TEST SCORES AND SAY THAT WE ARE FAILING BUT TO BOIL A CHILD DOWN TO A NUMBER DOES NOT DO JUSTICE TO WHO THAT CHILD IS AND WHAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH.
KIDS THAT DON'T HAVE WORDS BEHAVE IN CERTAIN WAYS. 85% OF THE EDUCATORS WHO QUALIFIED ARE CEA MEMBERS. WE ARE HERE TO WORK TOGETHER. IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND TO ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF ALL STUDENTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. >> WE DO HAVE ONE FINAL SPEAKER. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE DELEGATE MARK FISHER UP.
>> IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ELECTION. I WANT TO SAY HOW GOOD IT IS TO SEE A BOARD FOCUSED ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WITH PUBLIC EDUCATION. IN CALVERT COUNTY IT WAS -- THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE DID NOT POLITICIZE PUBLIC EDUCATION BUT THAT TIME SEEMED TO HAVE PASSED. WE HEARD THINGS LIKE LET'S HIRE PEOPLE WILL NOT BASED ON MERIT OR THE BEST APPLICANT. LET'S HIRE THEM FOR OTHER REASONS. THAT IS UNIQUELY UN-AMERICAN IN EVERY WAY IMAGINABLE. IT IS -- YOU HIRE THE BEST PERSON BASED ON WHO IS THE BEST APPLICANT. YOU PROPOSE THE BEST PERSON TO BE PUSHED UP INTO ADMINISTRATION BASED ON WHO IS THE BEST APPLICANT BUT IT ALSO APPLIES TO STUDENTS. YOU MUST REWARD PEOPLE BASED ON MERIT. YOU MUST RECOGNIZE THE SALUTATORIAN AND THE VALIDATE TRILLIANT BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT MATTERS IN EDUCATION. BUT ONE QUICK STORY. DURING THE ELECTION I WENT TO
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ONE OF THE POLLS AND THERE WAS A TEACHER OPERATIVE THERE. THIS TEACHERS UNION OPERATIVE, I ASKED HER NICELY AND CIVILLY, WHY IS THE TEACHERS UNION ENDORSING SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO CANCEL THE POLICE. AND SHE SAID THAT IS NOT TRUE . I SAID IT IS ALL IN WRITING. WHY WOULD YOU ENDORSE SUCH A PERSON AND THE TEACHERS UNION REPRESENTATIVE SAID DELEGATE FISHER, YOU ARE JUST BEING TRUMP BE. THAT MEANS THE TEACHERS UNION OPERATIVE COULD NOT HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT POLICY DIFFERENCES. IF YOU CAN'T DO THAT IT MEANS YOU ARE NOT A CRITICAL THINKER AND YOU'D HAVE NO BUSINESS TEACHING KIDS. THAT DAY HAS CHANGED WITH THIS BOARD AND THAT IS WHY I GOT INVOLVED AND WHY I AM HERE. I'M SO PROUD THAT YOU ARE HERE. CONGRATULATIONS.>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. >> THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS
[5.01 Grace Minakowski]
FOR TODAY. >> NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, GRACE MINAKOWSKI.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED WINTER BREAK.
AS FOR WHAT I HAVE BEEN UP TO I USED MY BREAK TO STAY ON TOP OF MY DUTIES. I AM WORKING WITH THE SUPERVISOR OF SOCIAL STUDIES TO WORK ON THE ROLLOUT OF OUR MISSION, VISION, AND PHILOSOPHY THAT MR. MCCOMB , -- AND I HAVE WORKED TO DEVELOP.
THE STATEMENT IS A CONTINUATION OF THE STUDENT EXPRESSION RESOLUTION PASSED IN NOVEMBER AND IT IS INTENDED TO BRING CIVIL DISCOURSE TO THE FOREFRONT OF THE CROSS ROOM -- CLASSROOMS. WE ARE MAKING THESE INTO POSTER FORM FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS. THE FIRST STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WORKGROUP THAT I AM COCHAIRING WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY NEXT WEEK AFTER SOME PRELIMINARY MEETINGS WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE A DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENT LEADERS TO DISCUSS THE CODE OF CONDUCT, WAYS TO USE VOICES AS STUDENT LEADERS TO PROMOTE RESPECT AND ADHERENCE TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND CREATE FOCUS AREAS AND AS WE APPROACH BUDGET SEASON I REALIZE IT WILL BE A CHALLENGE TO BALANCE THE INTERESTS OF ALL CCPS STAKEHOLDERS. I CREATED AN ANONYMOUS SURVEY RELATED TO NEXT YEARS BUDGET AND CALENDAR WHERE STUDENTS CAN SHARE THEIR CONCERNS AND PRIORITIES. I WILL BE SENDING THOSE DIRECTLY TO STUDENT LEADERS AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT I CAN GET FEEDBACK FROM OUR EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS. OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS I WILL BE VISITING CLUB MEETINGS. IN ORDER TO HEAR INPUT. OUR NEXT SMALL STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 30 AND THEY ARE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME AND LISTEN AND PROVIDE INPUT. TWO WEEKS FROM NOW I WILL NOT BE HERE AS I WILL BE SERVING AS A STUDENT PAGE FOR THE MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBL IN AND ANNAPOLIS. I HOPE TO SEE MY FORMER BOSS, SENATOR JACKSON, FOR WHO I INTERNED THROUGH THE CCPS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGAN YESTERDAY AND I AM EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH IT DELEGATE JOE -- ON A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD EXPAND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. I WILL BE ATTENDING THE MARYLAND -- WHERE I WILL BE PRESENTING LEADERSHIPS FOR PEERS AND ELECTING TWO FINALISTS FOR STUDENT -- TO LOBBY CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION THAT WOULD EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. TO END, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR NEWLY ELECTED WARD MEMBERS AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY INTRODUCTION EMAIL. I AM
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EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM A BETTER PLACE FOR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILY MEMBERS. I AM EXCITED TO HAVE COMMITTED TO DUKE UNIVERSITY NEXT FALL WHERE I WILL BE STUDYING PUBLIC POLICY. I HOPE TO HAVE THE SAME IMPACT ON FISCAL POLICY THAT MY ADULT COLLEAGUES HAVE . I HOPE EVERYONE HAS AN AMAZING REST OF JANUARY AND THANK YOU, SO MUCH.[6.01 Dr. Andrae Townsel]
>> WE WILL MOVE INTO THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.
>> I WANT TO EXTEND MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. IN THEIR TIME AND EFFORT TO ENSURE A SAFE RETURN TO SCHOOL AND THANK YOU FOR COLLABORATION WITH THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM TO GET STUDENTS BACK SAELY. I URGE YOU TO SILENCE YOUR PHONES BECAUSE IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES YOU WILL GET A MAJOR ALERT ABOUT SCHOOL TOMORROW. IN LIGHT OF THE SCHOOL CLOSURE, PER THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL CALENDAR, THE FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENTS ARE BEING MADE. MARCH 31, JUNE 12 AND JUNE 13 WILL NOW BE STUDENT DAYS AND THE LAST DAY FOR 10 MONTHS STAFF IS RESCHEDULED TO MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2025.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING THE GRADE REPORTING PERIOD WILL BE PROVIDED IN AN UPCOMING EMAIL. PLEASE WATCH YOUR INBOX FOR THAT INFORMATION. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT JANUARY IS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH. I AM EXCITED TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR BOARD MEMBERS IN THEIR NEW ROLES AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE TALENT AND DEDICATION THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED. THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL REPRESENTS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING STATE-OF-THE-ART LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT INSPIRE STUDENTS, SUPPORT EDUCATORS AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITY. THE NEW BUILDING WILL BE READY FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE FINAL PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION EXPECTED TO BE SPRING 2027. AND THERE MAY BE GROWING PAINS DURING THE PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR HER PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING AS WE WORK THROUGH THESE CHALLENGES. MY SON GOES TO NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE PARKING LOT IS SHUT OFF AND IT IS A HASSLE GETTING IN AND OUT . OUR STAFF IS WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON THAT.
LAST, EACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS RECEIVED LEED SILVER STATUS RECOGNIZING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IMPLEMENTED IN CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BUILDING. IT STANDS FOR LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY THE U.S. MARINE BUILDING COUNCIL AND IT IS THE MOST WIDELY USED GREEN RATING SYSTEM MARKING AN NATIONAL
[7.01 Policies for Review]
SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE. >> NEXT WE WILL MOVE INTO ACTION ITEMS. POLICIES FOR REVIEW. FIRST WE HAVE POLICY
1515, WEAPONS POSSESSION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT POST, DOCTOR TOWNSEL. I AM SICILIA LEWIS DIRECTOR OF
STUDENT SERVICES. >> I AM A SCHOOL SAFETY AND RESOURCE SPECIALIST. WE ARE PRESENTING TO YOU POLICY STATEMENT 1515 OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGARDING WEAPONS IN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSE IS TO ENSURE THAT CCPS PROPERTIES ARE SAFE AND WEAPON FREE -- SHALL CARRY OR
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POSSESS A WEAPON OR LOOK-ALIKE WEAPON OF ANY KIND ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. UPON REVIEWING THIS POLICY WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE FOLLOWING CHANGES AS PROPOSED FROM MISS GOSHORN TO ADD TO THE POLICY STATEMENT UNDER SECTION B. WHEN A WEAPON OR LOOK-ALIKE WEAPON IS FOUND ON SCHOOL PROPERTY, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION WILL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE VIA THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AND IF THE SRO IS UNAVAILABLE THE SRO SUPERVISOR OR CC ESSO HEADQUARTERS WILL BE NOTIFIED. ADDITIONALLY, A SAFETY ADVOCATE WILL BE NOTIFIED. THIS IS AN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING AND TO UPHOLD SAFETY STANDARDS SET BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. INCIDENTS OF WEAPON POSSESSION WILL BE REPORTED TO THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.>> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THIS POLICY WILL BE POSTED FOR REVIEW FOR 30 DAYS. NEXT WE HAVE POLICY NUMBER 6019. ON FMLA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. PRESIDENT POST, DOCTOR TOWNSEL AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS POST ON YOUR APPOINTMENT AS PRESIDENT AND ALSO WELCOME TO THE NEW MEMBERS AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION . I AM THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND I AM HERE TO REVIEW POLICIES UP FOR REVIEW AND PROVIDE YOU WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS.
BEGINNING WITH POLICY NUMBER 6019 REGARDING THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993 . THE FIRST IS TO ADD THE WORD UNPAID. AND IT WILL READ "TO ENSURE THAT ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES OBTAIN UNPAID LEAVE AS DEFINED IN THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993." WITHIN THE DEFINITION I RECOMMEND THAT WE ADD LANGUAGE THAT MATCHES THE FMLA LAW TO INCLUDE WITHIN A 75 MILE RADIUS AND AT LEAST 1250 HOURS DURING THE YEAR. THOSE ARE BOTH INCLUDED IN THE LAW AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE LANGUAGE. I AM ALSO RECOMMENDING THAT THE NUMBER OF HOURS INCLUDED, 1250, IS THE NUMBER OF HOURS REQUIRED FOR A FULL-TIME 40 HOURS PER WEEK EMPLOYEE. THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS POLICY IS TO UPDATE THE CITATION AT THE BOTTOM TO INCLUDE THE CURRENTS FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT POLICY. ANY QUESTIONS ON
6019? >> OKAY. THE NEXT POLICY IS
6040 , PERSONNEL FILES. >> WE ARE REVIEWING POLICIES 6040 REGARDING PERSONNEL FILES. I AM RECOMMENDING AN UPDATE TO THE CITATIONS IN THE POLICY. THANK YOU TO MISS GOSHORN FOR THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADD THAT. THE ANNOTATED STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE HAVE LANGUAGE REGARDING EMPLOYEE RECORDS. ADDITIONALLY LANGUAGE REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL RECORDS.
THAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO ADD AND THE FEDERAL LAWS OF FMLA, AND THE FAMILY LEAVE STANDARDS ACT WERE CITED BECAUSE THOSE LAWS DO INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDS RETENTION THAT NEED TO BE FOLLOWED. FINALLY THE
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NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS FOR OUR THREE BARGAINING UNITS INCLUDING CEA, CASE, AND CASA ARE INCLUDED BECAUSE THEY INCLUDE LANGUAGE RELATED TO PERSONNEL FILES. ANY QUESTIONSON THIS POLICY? >> OKAY . THIS WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. THE NEXT ONE IS 6120, CERTIFICATION OF
PROFESSIONAL STAFF. >> POLICY 6120 REGARDING THE CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES. I AM GOING A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT. >> THERE ARE NEW REGULATIONS.
REGARDING TEACHERCERTIFICATION THAT WERE ADOPTED APRIL 2024. A BIG PART OF THE CHANGE WAS A MOVE FROM THE WORD CERTIFICATION TO LICENSURE. WHEN REFERRING TO MARYLAND CREDENTIALS. THIS IS BEING PHASED IN OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS AS CERTIFICATION EXPIRES AND THEY ARE OFFERED A LICENSE.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE POLICY BE REVISED TO INCLUDE THE WORD CREDENTIAL IN PLACE OF THE WORD CERTIFICATION THAT WILL INCLUDE ALL OF THOSE HOLDING A TEACHER CERTIFICATION AND ALL OF THOSE THAT WILL BE ISSUED A NEW PROFESSIONAL LICENSE. THIS WAS A CHANGE AS WELL. WE WERE USING LICENSED TWO DIFFERENT WAYS IN THE POLICY SO TO HELP CLARIFY THE DEFINITION REGARDING MARYLAND PROFESSIONAL LICENSE I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE DEFINITION OF MARYLAND PROFESSIONAL LICENSE REFLECT THE TYPE OF LICENSE BEING REFERRED TO IS ISSUED BY THE MARYLAND BOARD OF HEALTH.
POSITIONS INCLUDED IN THAT DEFINITION REQUIRE A PROFESSIONAL LICENSE ISSUED BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH. THE REASON THAT IS THE SAME , THIS DEFINITION AND THE INCLUDED POSITIONS REQUIRE A MARYLAND BOARD OF HEALTH LICENSE . SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT ADJUSTMENT IN DEFINITION. ANY
QUESTIONS ON POLICY 6120? >> OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO JUMP
BACK TO 6035? >> NEXT IS POLICY 6035 REGARDING RETIRE REHIRE TEACHERS. WE WANT THIS TO READ THAT THE POLICY WOULD READ RETIRE REHIRE TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS. THIS CORRESPONDS TO AN EXEMPTION TO THE MARYLAND STATE RETENTION SPECIFIC TO RETIRED TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS. THE INTENT OF THE RETIRE REHIRE PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS THE TEACHER SHORTAGE PARTICULARLY IN CRITICAL SHORTAGE AREAS. BY ALLOWING RETIRED EDUCATORS TO THE WORKFORCE THE PROGRAM AIMS TO LEVERAGE THE EXPERIENCED EXPERTISE OF TEACHERS TO FILL GAPS IN STAFFING AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION. IT WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PRINCIPALS WITH THE SAME RATIONALE AND I AM RECOMMENDING THE CHANGE TO INCLUDE PRINCIPALS AS WELL. I RECOMMEND THAT THE TERM PRINCIPLE BE ADDED TO THE PURPOSE AND POLICY STATEMENT AND DIE RECOMMENDS THAT CERTIFICATED BE CHANGED TO CREDENTIALED REGARDING TEACHER CERTIFICATION.
>> MAY I ASK A QUICK QUESTION? UNDER THE PURPOSE STATEMENT WHY ARE WE CAPITALIZING PRINCIPAL AND NOT TEACHERS?
>> THAT ACTUALLY WAS A TYPO. THAT SHOULD NOT BE CAPITALIZED.
>> THANK YOU. SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT ALSO ACTUALLY. I ALSO RECOMMEND THAT WE INCLUDE LANGUAGE IN THE POLICY STATEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS HIRED UNDER THE PROGRAM ARE PLACED APPROPRIATELY UNDER SALARY SCALES. THANK YOU, MISS POST FOR THAT . IT NOW READS THAT WE
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WILL HAVE A CREDENTIALED TEACHER IN EACH ROOM SO CALVERT COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL CONSIDER RETIREMENT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW AND WHICH FOLLOWS THE APPROPRIATE CELL REPLACEMENT FOR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS AS OUTLINED INNEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS. >> I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION OR ONE REQUEST TO CLARIFY THAT. WHEN WE CLARIFY IN THE POLICY STATEMENT WHERE WE TALK ABOUT RETIRED TEACHERS OR PRINCIPALS, IS THERE SOME LANGUAGE THAT WE CAN ADD THAT WOULD AN INDICATOR OF SOMETHING LIKE , FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY RETIRE AT A SCALE I THAT WHEN THEY ARE REHIRED THAT THEY BE HIRED AT THE SAME SKY -- SAME SCALE OR A LEVEL HIGHER?
>> THE LANGUAGE THAT I INCLUDED IN HERE, WHICH REFERS TO THE CORRESPONDING AGREEMENT, HAS THAT LANGUAGE. WE HIRE BASED ON EXPERIENCE AND PLACEMENT IN THE SALARY SCALE IS BASED ON
EXPERIENCE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> I AM ALSO WONDERING FOR DISCUSSION IF THE WORDING FOR THE EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF FILLING SCHOOL LEVEL VACANCY
SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE POLICY. >> DO WE HAVE A SEPARATE POLICY FOR REHIRING OF -- DO WE HAVE A SEPARATE POLICY FOR OTHER
EMPLOYEES OF CCPS? >> THIS POLICY, MY UNDERSTANDING IS, WE DO HAVE VACANCIES IN CLASSROOMS AND THIS IS A WAY TO GET RETIRED TEACHERS TO PERHAPS COME BACK
IF WE HAVE A VACANCY. >> IT IS A SPECIAL PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS TEACHERS AND RETIRED PRINCIPALS TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE EARNINGS LIMITATIONS. WE DO CONSIDER RETIRED SUPPORT STAFF TO RETURN TO US FOR EMPLOYMENT AND WE WOULD ENTERTAIN AND BE INTERESTED IN THOSE APPLICANTS BUT THEY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE EARNINGS LIMITATIONS THAT ARE SET.
>> CAN WE ADD SUPPORT STAFF? >> WE CANNOT . THIS IS ONLY IN REFERENCE TO TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS BASED ON WHAT THE
AND SRA MAKES. >> I THINK THE PURPOSE OF THIS SHOULD BE TO FILL SCHOOL LEVEL VACANCIES.
>> I THINK THAT IS THE INTENT. PART OF THE REQUIREMENT IS TEACHERS HAVE TO FALL IN A CRITICAL SHORTAGE AREAS SO EVERY YEAR IT IS INCLUSIVE OF EVERY SINGLE TEACHING POSITION THAT YOU CAN THINK OF. BUT IT DOES INCLUDE CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND A PRINCIPAL WOULD BE SCHOOL-BASED.
>> I THINK WE NEED TO SPELL THAT OUT.
>> SO WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE PUT IN THERE?
>> FOR THE EXCLUSIVE POSITION OF FILLING SCHOOL LEVEL
VACANCIES. >> YOU WANT TO THAT IN THE
PURPOSE SECTION AT THE TOP? >> YES.
>> UNDER POLICY STATEMENT AND IT WOODED AND IN A MANNER THAT
IS CONSISTENT WITH -- . >> IS PART OF THE LAW IT IS LIMITED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER THAT WE HIRE IN THE SHORTAGE AREA. THERE IS ANOTHER AREA THAT ALLOWS A SUPERINTENDENT TO CONSIDER -- THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY SCHOOL BASED THAT THEY ARE VERY LIMITED BASED ON AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THAT COULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE EXEMPTION IN THE MSRA .
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>> WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD WANT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC IN THE LANGUAGE? THE WAY THE POLICY READS, -- THERE IS AN EXCEPTION TO THAT.
>> I WOULD MAY BE OUT A RECOMMENDATION THAT IT IS WHATEVER THE LAW STATES. THAT JUST CHANGED AT THE END OF 2022 WHEN THEY ADDED PRINCIPALS, THEY WENT FROM FIVE EMPLOYEES TO 25 EMPLOYEES. THAT ALLOWED THE FLEXIBILITY TO HIRE AN ADDITIONAL 25 . SO THE YEAR DOES FLUCTUATE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. I THINK IT DOES THAT IN A MANNER TO BE CONSISTENT WITH
THE LAW. >> I THINK IT SHOULD BE ACCURATE BASED ON THE LAW SO, WE CAN JUST SHARPEN THAT PENCIL AND MAKE SURE IT IS ACCURATE. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> WE DO CURRENTLY HAVE THREE TEACHERS AND ONE PRINCIPLE THAT ARE HIRED OUT OF THIS PROGRAM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE
POLICY? >> LAST IS POLICY 6620.
>> POLICIES 6620 REGARDING EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION. IT THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES WHO CREATE GOODWILL DEMONSTRATE SUPERIORITY AND PUT IN EXTRA EFFORT ARE RECOGNIZED. I AM NOT RECOMMENDING ANY CHANGES TO THE POLICY AT THIS TIME.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? THIS POLICY WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS.
[7.02 Wellness Policy Triennial Assessment]
>> NEXT ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE THE WELLNESS POLICY TRIENNIAL ASSESSMENT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT POSED, DOCTOR TOWNSEL AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE KNODE AND I AM THE SUPERVISOR FOR STUDENT SERVICES.
>> MY NAME IS VALARIE PARMER AND I AM THE SUPERVISOR OF
CHILD NUTRITION. >> AND I AM BRITTA SPARKS, THE SUPERVISOR OF WORLD LANGUAGE, ESO WELL, PHYSICAL EDUCATION,
HEALTH, AND JROTC AND DAR HE. >> BEGINNING IN 2006 THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MANDATED THAT ALL SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BROUGHT FEST OR LUNCH PROGRAMS HAVE A NUTRITION AND WELLNESS POLICY TO FOCUS ON ATTENTION TO GUIDELINES, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. AND OTHER SCHOOL-BASED ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE STUDENT AND STAFF WELLNESS. COMBINE THESE AREAS INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR THE PROGRAM. A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDE PARENTS, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CALVERT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, PRINCIPALS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION. HEALTH EDUCATION AND OTHERS INVOLVED WITH STUDENT WELLNESS COLLABORATED ON ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES WITH A NUTRITION AND WELLNESS POLICY IN 2006 AND CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WHEN THE PROGRAM IS EVALUATED. THE NUTRITIONAL WELLNESS PROCEDURES INCLUDE GUIDELINES THAT WE FOLLOW IN THESE AREAS. IN THE AREA FOCUSING ON NUTRITION GUIDELINES, THERE IS LANGUAGE LIKE ALL FOOD AND BEVERAGES SERVED FROM -- SHALL COMPLY WITH THE HEALTHY HUNGER FREE KID AT . ANOTHER EXAMPLE FROM THE NUTRITION GUIDELINES IS THE
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CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM MAKING NUTRITION FACTS AVAILABLE ON THE CCPS WEBSITE TO HELP STUDENTS MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. IN THE AREA OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROCEDURES INCLUDE LANGUAGE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION WEEKLY. ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL HAVE DAILY SUPERVISED RECESS, PREFERABLY OUTDOORS AND MODERATE AND VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SHALL BE ENCOURAGED AND THAT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SHOULD NOT BE USED OR WITHHELD DURING THE COURSE OF THE SCHOOL DAY. THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED THAT NUTRITION EDUCATION IS A COMPONENT OF EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL FOCUSES ON ACQUISITION SKILLS TO ADOPT HEALTHY EATING BEHAVIORS AND -- PRACTICES. IN THE AREA OF OTHERS SCHOOL-BASED TECH 70S , THERE ARE ELEMENTS LIKE ACCESS TO WATER BOTTLES AND CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO PROMOTE ADEQUATE HYDRATION AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF FUNDRAISERS TRANSITIONING TO NONFOOD ITEMS OR ACTIVITIES. THE FEDERAL HEALTHY HUNGER FREE KIDS ACT OF 2010 INCLUDED A WELLNESS POLICY REQUIREMENT THAT EACH -- ASSESSED EVERY THREE YEARS TO EVALUATE WELLNESS PROCEDURES. THIS COMPONENT IS KNOWN AS THE TRIENNIAL ASSESSMENT AND THAT IS WHAT BRINGS US BEFORE YOU TODAY. IT USES DISTRICT MODEL AND SCHOOL LEVEL SURVEYS GENERATED BY NUTRITION PROGRAMS TO EVALUATE -- IT COMPARES POLICY AND PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE AND MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH IMPLEMENTATION AS WELL AS PROGRESS IN OBTAINING GOALS.THE RESULT OF THE SURVEY COMES IN THE FORM OF AN INDIVIDUALIZED REPORT THAT SHOWCASES OUR STRENGTHS AND AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT. THE TRIENNIAL ASSESSMENT CONTINUALLY ENHANCES PROCEDURES WITH ADDITIONAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. IT DOES NOT LOOK AT THE PROCEDURES AS A STATIC DOCUMENT BUT RATHER A LIVING IMPROVEMENT CHART .
>> THIS CHART DEPICTS WHAT THE STATE SAYS ABOUT THE LANGUAGE IN THE CALVERT COUNTY WRITTEN PROCEDURES. THEY LOOK AT COMPREHENSIVENESS AND IT REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF TOPICS IN THE PROCEDURES. THE CALVERT COUNTY COMPREHENSIVENESS SCORE IS VERY COMPREHENSIVE AT 100 . NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR COMPETITIVE -- ALSO SCORES ABOVE THE AVERAGE COMPREHENSIVENESS ACROSS STATE ALLEY A. THE STATE AVERAGE IS 77 AND THAT TELLS US THAT SOME OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE MORE TOPICS LISTED IN THEIR PROCEDURES UNDER THIS SECTION.
THE BARS INDICATE WHAT THEY CALL A STRENGTH SCORE AND THAT REFERS TO HOW STRONGLY POLICY GOALS ARE STATED IN PROCEDURES AND THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN THINK OF LANGUAGE LIKE ENCOURAGE INSTEAD OF WILL OR DO OR ALLOW FOR EVENTS THAT MAY BE A MODEL POLICY THAT MAY DISCOURAGE OR DISALLOW. SECTION 3, NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR COMPETITIVE AND OTHER FOOD AND BEVERAGES SHOWS -- CLASSROOM CELEBRATIONS AND THE COMMITTEES THAT COULD INVOLVE FOOD. THIS IS INTENTIONAL BASED UPON FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED WHEN WE DEVELOPED THESE PROCEDURES. OUR FAMILY COMMUNITY VOICED SUPPORT THAT WE NOT EXCLUDE THESE TYPES OF EVENTS. WE DID NOT EXCLUDE CELEBRATIONS THAT INCLUDE FOOD IN THE PROCEDURES THAT WE DO THAT ON A MORE LIMITED BASIS THAN IN THE PAST. EVEN IN MY DEPARTMENT WE HAVE DONE POTLUCK LUNCHES TO CELEBRATE FOR THE SEASON INSTEAD OF A CELEBRATION EVERY SINGLE SEASON THROUGH THE YEAR SO, IT IS COMPREHENSIVE BUT NOT OVERLY RESTRICT LIVE. DATA SUGGEST THAT A NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTIES HAVE MORE RESTRICTIVE LANGUAGE AND IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE WANT TO REVIEW OR CREATE A NEW GOAL
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AROUND. THREE OTHER AREAS THAT WE LOOKED AT, IN THE AREA OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ACT TIFFANI WE HAVE A STRONG COMPREHENSIVENESS SCORE AND WE ALSO HAVE SPECIFIC GOALS OR GUIDELINES THAT HAVE THAT 92 VALUE IN THE LETTER READ VERSES 60 AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE FEEDBACK FOR IMPROVEMENT BASED ON THE COMPREHENSIVENESS AND STRENGTH SCORE OF OUR WELLNESS PROMOTION AND IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION COMMUNICATION INLANGUAGE. >> THESE ARE THE DATA POINTS WE ARE SHARING FROM THE TRIENNIAL ASSESSMENT THAT COME FROM THE DISTRICT AND SCHOOL LEVEL SURVEYS. THE SLIDES REPRESENT A SELF EVALUATION OF THE UNDERSTANDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WELLNESS FROM THE SURVEYED RESPONDENTS. EACH SCHOOL WAS ONLY PROVIDED ONE SURVEY TO COMPLETE. FOR THE MOST RECENT SURVEY, -- AND BUILT A WELLNESS COORDINATOR IS, HEALTH OR PHYSICAL EDUCATORS AND EVEN OTHER STAFF MEMBERS IN THE BUILDING. THE FIRST DATA POINT FOCUSES ON QUESTION 39 OF THE SURVEY WHICH ASKED, IN YOUR SCHOOL IS MARKETING FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGES SOLD TO STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY IN VENDING MACHINES RESTRICTED TO THOSE THAT MEET SMART SNACK STANDARDS? 56% OF RESPONSES SAID NO VENDING MACHINES WERE AVAILABLE AND THAT WAS DUE TO THE REMOVAL OF THOSE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AND THE OTHERS WERE SPLIT BETWEEN 22% SAYING NO AND THE REMAINDER SAYING YES. THE QUESTION BECOMES WHY THE 22% OF THE RESPONDENTS ANSWERING KNOW? THIS COULD BE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. SOME REASONS COULD BE THAT THEY OBSERVED -- ITEMS IN THE VENDING MACHINES. THE MACHINES IN THE CAFETERIA ARE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND ARE ONLY TO BE STOCKED WITH SMARTSNACK APPROVED ITEMS SO IF THEY WALK IN AND SEE AN UNAPPROVED ITEM IN THE VENDING MACHINE IT IS A MISTAKE AND HAS TO BE CORRECT THAT. THEY LOOK AT MACHINES IN OTHER AREAS OF THE BUILDING ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS. THOSE BELONG TO THE SCHOOL AND THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FOLLOW SMARTSNACK STANDARDS AS LONG AS THERE ARE TIMERS IN PLACE TO RESTRICT USE DURING THE RESTRICTED TIMES OF THE DAY. THE MACHINES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY ARE MONITORED BY THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE FIND UNAPPROVED ITEMS IN THE MACHINES. SOTO WAS PUT IN A BEVERAGE MACHINE IN THE CAFETERIA AT ONE SCHOOL. WE
HAD A NEW VENDOR . >> I AM SURE THE KIDS LOVED
THAT . >> STAFF WILL NOTICE THERE IS A LINE AT A VENDING MACHINE AND THEY DO A LITTLE MORE INVESTIGATING AND SOMETIMES WE FIND THAT. WHETHER IT IS STUFF FROM OUR OFFICE OR THE KITCHEN, THEY PUT OUT OF ORDER SIGNS ON THEM AND UNPLUG THE MACHINE THEN WE CONTACTED THE VENDOR TO COME PICK UP THE PRODUCT. WHEN WE DO THAT MACHINES ARE NOT GENERATING INCOME SO THEY HAVE AN INCENTIVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT QUICKLY. LASTLY, THERE IS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT MEETS SMARTSNACK STANDARDS. MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT SOMETHING CLOSE BY THE MACHINES. THAT WAY PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THOSE CRITERIA ARE.
>> QUESTION 34 ASKED DOES YOUR SCHOOL PROVIDE ACT 70S TO SUPPORT WELLNESS. 100% OF SCHOOLS SAID YES AND THAT IS AWESOME. THINGS THAT COME TO MIND ARE WELLNESS COORDINATORS
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IN THE BUILDINGS PROVIDING STAFF WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES, WELLNESS CHALLENGES, THE USE OF THE CALM APP APP , USE OF THE EMPLOYER ANY -- EMPLOYEE WELLNESS BENEFIT. THIS DOES MAKE US PROUD THAT WE HAVE DONE SOME GOOD WORK HERE IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS. THE USDA ENCOURAGES LEA'S TO SAID A SPECIFIC LENGTH OF ACTIVITY DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. IS 61% OF THOSE RESURVEYED THAT WERE SURVEYED SAID DAILY AND 26% OTHER. 9% WERE NOT SURE AND 4% SAID WEEKLY SO WE TRIED TO MAKE SOME ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT IT. WE BELIEVE THAT 61% RESPONSE TO DAILY ACTIVITY BRAKES ARE LIKELY FROM RESPONDENTS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL THINKING ABOUT DAILY RECESS FOR KIDS. THE WEEKLY CATEGORIES MAY REPRESENT -- FOR THOSE ENROLLED IN PE.WHEN WE THINK ABOUT HOW ELSE THIS QUESTION COULD HAVE BEEN PERCEIVED WE CAN THINK ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY EXIST IN A BUILDING. LIKE MOVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. IT COULD EVEN BE PASSING THROUGH THE HALLWAY SIX OR EIGHT TIMES A DAY. THE CDC RECOMMENDS 60 MINUTES OF ACTIVITY A DAY AND THE NUTRITION AND WELLNESS POLICY PROGRAM WITH GOALS AND PROCEDURES THAT PROVIDE INTENTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL ACT ACTIVITY DURING THE DAY TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE SO THE COMBINED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WILL MEET THE 60 MINUTE THRESHOLD. TO RESPOND TO THAT WE DO HAVE LANGUAGE IN THE PROCEDURES THAT DISCOURAGES EXTENDED PERIODS OF INACTIVITY AND ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO HAVE DAILY RECESS BUT THE SLIDE DOES SHOW US WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR INTENTIONAL WAYS ONLY 39% OF SCHOOLS RESPONDED TO , HAS OUR SCHOOL HELD WELLNESS ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE NUTRITION. THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE DO LIKE HEALTH FAIRS.
WE DO THAT IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY AGENCY PARTNERS.
WE HAVE HAD LUNCH AND LEARN ACTIVITIES. THESE ARE LIKELY SOME OF THE EVENTS SURVEY TAKERS ARE CONSIDERING. THERE IS A NUTRITION PROMOTION IN SCHOOLS SERVING LINES AND IN THE PAST, FARMING FOR HUNGER HAS PROVIDED US WITH GARDEN TOWERS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHERE WE GROW LETTUCE TO PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING. 61% OF OUR SCHOOLS RESPONDED THAT THEY DO NOT OFFER NUTRITION PROMOTION AND THAT GIVES US SOMETHING TO FOCUS ON. AS WAYS THAT WE MIGHT ENHANCE THAT.
>> WE LOOK AT THIS INFORMATION THAT THE OFFICE OF -- HAS IDENTIFIED WHAT THEY CONSIDERED TO BE HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS. ASSESSMENT OF THOSE ITEMS INCLUDE SPECIFIC COMMENTS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND THEY CAN BE SEEN ON THE SLIDE. THEY FEEL THAT WE MEET OR EXCEED EXPECTATIONS FOR FIVE OF SIX HIGH-PRIORITY ITEMS INCLUDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE USDA NUTRITION STANDARDS, THE SALE OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE SOLD TO STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND HOW FOOD AND BEVERAGES ARE MARKETED ON THE CAMPUS DURING THE DAY. THEY LOOK AT IMPLEMENTATION, REVIEW, REVISION AND ACCESS TO THE WELLNESS POLICY. THERE IS ONE AREA OF CORRECTIVE ACTION SHOWING THE NEED TO IDENTIFY GOALS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. IT IS NOTED THAT THE LEA SHALL UPDATE THE LANGUAGE SO THIS IS AN AREA WE WILL BE WORKING ON THIS YEAR.
>> WHEN WE LOOK AT MODEL POLICY EXAMPLES AND COUNTY PROCEDURES WE FIND MULTIPLE SUGGESTIONS FOR EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND GOALS. SOME MIGHT BE ADAPTABLE TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OTHERS ARE NOT FEASIBLE BUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE FOUND MIGHT BE THINGS LIKE RECESS AND PHYSICAL ACT CAVITY THAT CANNOT
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BE WITHHELD FOR ACADEMIC REASONS AND THAT IS STRONGER THAN THE LANGUAGE WE CURRENTLY HAVE. WE COULD DEVELOP A RESOURCE GUIDE AND PLAN COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMS AS WELL AS FAMILY FUN NIGHTS TO ENCOURAGE AND GIVE IT A. WE CAN COLLABORATE WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES AND CREATE PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND STAFF TO WALK AND BIKE TO AND FROM SCHOOL. WE CAN PROMOTE DAILY LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND WE CAN INTEGRATE PE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTO THE SCHOOL DAY AND ALLOW STUDENTS TO ACCUMULATE THAT DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. WE COULD PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME AT THE ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS THAT MEET NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. OTHER THINGS THAT WE FOUND OUR SUGGESTIONS. RECOGNIZE AND PROMOTE OUTSTANDING PE PROGRAMS. PROMOTE VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DAILY. REQUIRE DAILY RECESS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.DEVELOP AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, CLUBS AND INTRAMURALS THAT CATERED TO NONATHLETIC STUDENTS. SO THE TEAM AND THE SCHOOL HEALTH COUNCIL WILL LOOK AT THESE SUGGESTIONS, BRAINSTORM OTHERS AND THINK OF WAYS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE MORE SPECIFIC AND MEASURABLE LANGUAGE INTO THAT
PORTION OF OUR PROCEDURES. >> IN CONCLUSION, THE TRIENNIAL ASSESSMENT HAS PROVIDED US WITH PROCEDURES AND THE WELLNESS PROGRAM SOME BRIGHT SPOTS INCLUDE HAVING MET OR EXCEEDED ALL HIGH-PRIORITY AREAS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NEEDING TO IMPROVE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ON INCREASING ACTIVITY DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. HAVING SECTIONS OF THE POLICY THAT ARE COMPREHENSIVE AND STRONG TO INCLUDE STANDARDS FOR -- AS WELL AS PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACT OF IT HE. THE THIRD BRIGHT SPOT IS RECOGNIZING -- TO SUPPORT EMPLOYEE WELLNESS AND THAT CAN INCLUDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEALTH-RELATED MEMBERSHIPS, EMPLOYEE WELLNESS CHALLENGES, HEALTH FAIRS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.
>> WE SAW CONTINUE TO WORK TO DEVELOP FOCUSED GOALS REGARDING STUDENT ACTIVITY AND FOCUS MORE ATTENTION ON WELLNESS MARKETING AND STRENGTHEN THE LANGUAGE AROUND NUTRITION EDUCATION AND WORKING TO FILL WELLNESS COORDINATOR POSITIONS IN THE SCHOOL SO THAT THERE IS MORE EVEN IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT AND STAFF OPPORTUNITIES AND WE WILL FIND WAYS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND ACCESS TO WELLNESS ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOL SO THAT WHEN SURVEYS ARE COMPLETED IN THE FUTURE EVIDENCE IS MORE PROLIFIC TO THE RESPONDENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE COULD
ADDRESS? >> SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I HAVE SEVERAL COMMENTS BECAUSE NUTRITION IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR GETTING BACK TO ME SO QUICKLY . WHEN WE RECEIVE THESE PRESENTATION I WAS TALKING TO MY CHILDREN ABOUT THE SNACKS OFFERED AT SCHOOL AND MY MIDDLE SCHOOL OR WAS VERY EXCITED WE WERE GETTING ICE CREAM AT SCHOOL. MISS PARMER WAS QUICK TO RESPOND WITH THE FOOD LABELS AND SOME OF THEM I WOULD PURCHASE FOR MY KIDS. THEY ARE MADE WITH GREAT INGREDIENTS. I WILL ALSO SAY THAT SOME OF THEM CONTAIN THINGS LIKE ARTIFICIAL FOOD DYE AND HIGH FOR DOSE CORN SYRUP . IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO TOTALLY ELIMINATE THOSE BUT I ALWAYS APPRECIATE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO LIMIT THOSE. ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS AND STAFF, I AM SURE THEY WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. SECOND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT OUR COUNTY DASHES BUILT ON AGRICULTURE AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WE SHOULD BE PROMOTING AGRICULTURE AT EVERY LEVEL. WE HAVE FARMERS EVEN IN THE ROOM HERE SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US EXPAND EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES BECAUSE THAT WILL TEACH KIDS HOW TO FEED THEMSELVES A HEALTHY DIET AS
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THEY GROW. I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO LEARN A FEW MONTHS AGO WE ARE SERVING -- WE WERE SERVING A MEAL IN OUR CAFETERIAS WITH LOCALLY SOURCED DACHSHUND I THOUGHT THAT WAS TREMENDOUS. I WAS SAD THAT I FOUND OUT AFTER THE FACT THROUGH A FACEBOOK POST BY THE FARMER AND NOT FROM CCPS , BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY I DON'T ALLOW MY KIDS TO BUY SCHOOL LUNCH BUT I WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THEM TO BUY THAT SCHOOL LUNCH. I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND TO PROVIDE LOCALLY SOURCED FOODS TWO CHILDREN. THE LAST THING I WILL SAY, WE DISCUSSED THE CDC RECOMMENDATION OF 60 MINUTES PER DAY . I WOULD LIKE A REPORT OF HOW MUCH HOURS SCHOOL SCHEDULE ALLOWS TO GET PHYSICAL HE. JUST AS A BASELINE SO I UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE AND WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE WE NEED TO>> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH OF THE MENU THAT WE SERVE TO KIDS IS PREPARED ON SITE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE RATIO OF THAT
IS? >> WE DO MAKE FROM SCRATCH , PREPARED ITEMS , MOST PEOPLE HAVE GONE TO A FROZEN BEEF CRUMBLE BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF ITEMS -- WE TRIED THEM AND THEY ARE LIKE LITTLE SPONGY PIECES SO WE STILL COOK FRESH GROUND BEEF. CHILDREN THAT PARTICIPATE IN OUR NOT SHOW DAY, THAT IS ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR DAYS. SO WE CONTINUE TO GET RAW GROUND BEEF THROUGH THE STATE COMMODITY PROGRAM. WE DO HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO TRY TO -- AND WE DO HAVE TO WATCH THAT BILL BECAUSE THOSE ITEMS TEND TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE AND CAN EXCEED LIMITATIONS FOR BED BUT WE DO TRY TO WORK WITH THEM AND WE ARE USUALLY PRETTY CLOSE TO MATCHING THOSE LOCAL ITEMS. EVEN THOUGH THE ITEMS THAT ARE BROUGHT IN AND ARE HEATED, WE DO STILL HAVE TRADITIONAL ITEMS LIKE A CHICKEN NUGGET. WE HAVE WHOLE-GRAIN AND LOW-SODIUM CHICKEN NUGGETS. WE HAVE LOOK AT PUSHES FROM -- YOU SAY THEY DON'T WANT JUNK IN THE FOOD SO MANY HAVE STARTED TO MOVE FROM ARTIFICIAL COLORS AND FLAVORS TO NATURAL OPTIONS, WHICH IS GREAT. IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE FOR MANUFACTURERS TO CATCH UP TO THOSE THINGS BUT, WE ARE USUALLY ABLE TO MOVE THEM IN THAT DIRECTION. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T CHANGE. IF IT IS SIMILAR IN PRICE THEM -- EVEN THE MEAT THAT WE USE FOR OUR WRAPS. WE MAKE HAM AND TURKEY WRAPS AND THEY ARE SLIGHTLY MORE EXPENSIVE BUT WE GET THOSE THAT ARE NITRITE AND NITRATE FREE. GIVEN THE HOT DOGS, THEY ARE NOT SEEN AS A HEALTH FOOD BUT , WE DO PERIODICALLY HAVE THEM AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE LOOKED AT ALL OF THOSE LITTLE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE TWEAKS IN THE PROGRAM TO MOVE IT FROM WHAT WE USED TO HAVE 20 YEARS AGO TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW. MONDAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN BLACK BEAN CHILI DAY. WE MAKE THAT FROM SCRATCH. TUESDAY WAS OPEN PIT PORK. WE DO NOT HAVE AN OPEN PIT HERE BUT WE GET THAT THROUGH THE FARMS. IT IS WHOLE MUSCLE MEAT MIXED WITH A BASIC LOW-SODIUM BARBECUE SAUCE AND IT COMES FROZEN IN A BAG. WE ARE TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THOSE THINGS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY A PRICE TAG THAT COMES WITH THOSE ITEMS. AND NOT JUST THE FOOD ITEM. A LOT OF TIMES THERE IS ADDITIONAL LABOR AND OUR PROGRAM, NOT TO GET TOO FAR OFF, THIS WEEK ALONE, HIGH SCHOOL WE CHARGED THREE DOLLARS FOR THE LUNCH MEAL AND THE
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AVERAGE COST FOR THE LUNCH MEAL THIS WEEK WAS $3.40 . WE ALSO PAY HEALTH INSURANCE AND THAT IS OUR LARGEST COST. WE PAY WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT. WE EQUIP OUR DELIVERY DRIVERS AND TRUCKS . WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMING UP WITH THE MONEY FOR THOSE SO COST IS ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND. I FEEL LIKE WE ARE TRYING TO OPERATE A PANERABREAD ON A MCDONALD'S BUDGET. >> MY KIDS, I THINK THEY COULD
EAT THREE LUNCHES A DAY. >> I THINK WE PROBABLY HAVE TO ALIGN SOME OF THE BUDGET IN YOUR AREA . THERE WAS A $4 MILLION SURPLUS IN BUDGET. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT LOCAL ECONOMY. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER PLACES THAT SUPPLY FOOD AND IT IS , THERE ARE PROBABLY PLACES TO BE GET PRECUT VEGETABLES OR WHATEVER . I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT LOSING SIGHT OF THE FARMS THAT ARE PRODUCING VEGETABLES, PROTEINS.
DAIRY . I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A DAIRY FARM IN TOWN. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CAREFUL STEWARDS OF THE COUNTY.
>> WE DO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES. I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE LOST MONEY SEVEN OUT OF THE LAST 10 YEARS. THIS LAST YEAR ALONE OVER $200,000 AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE RECEIVED A ONE-TIME USDA FUNDING --. SO, THE DECISIONS WE MAKE REGARDING FOOD, WE HAVE TO PAY THE BILLS SO OPPORTUNITIES PRESENT THEMSELVES THAT DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A COST IMPACT AND LAST MONTH, -- REACHED OUT TO US AND SAID THEY HAD A GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR PENNSYLVANIA GROWN PRODUCE THAT WE COULD GET AND I SAID, BRING IT ON BUT THIS IS NOT EXACTLY PRIME GROWING SEASON. WE ARE ABLE TO BRING IN APPLES AND THOSE ARE COMING ON THE 14TH. IF THAT WORKS WELL THEY HAVE ADDED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND SWEET POTATOES THAT ARE ACTUALLY PEELED AND CUBED. THEY ARE STILL FROM THE DELMAR AREA .
BUT THIS WILL NOT BE IMPACTING LABOR THAT MUCH. THEY ARE ALREADY KIND OF PRECUT. OUR LABOR IS PROBABLY 80% OF OUR BUDGET AND IT IS NOT GOING DOWN ANYTIME SOON. I JUST SAID WE WOULD BE HALF $1 MILLION IN THE HOLE IF NOT FOR A GRANT SO WE ARE LOOKING TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF LABOR HOURS. I HAVE ONLY BEEN THE OFFICIAL SUPERVISOR SINCE -- BUT PART OF MY JOB WOULD BE DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS IN OUR POLICY . SO I NEED TO BE AWARE OF ALL OF THOSE DECISIONS AND THE FINANCIAL IMPACT. SOME OF THEM ARE THINGS I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO DO. BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN I AM NOT LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES. WE MIGHT NOT COME ACROSS THEM A WHOLE LOT.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? >> I FEEL LIKE AS A STUDENT I AM PROBABLY AN EXPERT AT THE SCHOOL LUNCH THING. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND THOUGHT. DO WE PROVIDE NUTRITION LIKE CALORIES AND NTS LUNCHES THAT WE PROVIDE? SO IF A STUDENT IS IN A LUNCH LINE LOOKING AT THEIR OPTIONS, CAN
THEY SEE THAT? >> ALL OF THE MENUS ARE INTERACTIVE SO THERE IS ONE THAT SAYS SCHOOL MEALS. EVERY ITEM LISTED IN THAT IT HAS THE INGREDIENTS AND MAJOR
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ALLERGENS. >> AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS WE OFFER A LOT OF ITEMS. WE DO HAVE THAT READILY ACCESSIBLE ONLINE. EVEN ITEMS ON THE MENU THAT DAY, AT THE BOTTOM THERE MIGHT BE ADDITIONAL ENTRÉES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING WE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER. I THINK THOSE TWO REALLY COINCIDE. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU THAT THERE ARE THIS MANY CALORIES ARE THIS NUTRITION, I THINK THAT'S BETTER BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THE STUDENT IS LIKELY TO PULL OUT THEIR PHONE AND SCROLL THROUGH FOR NUTRITION. ON THE TOPIC OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, I AM ONE OF THOSE FREAKS THAT GOES AND RUNS LIKE 10 MILES SO I MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT MINDSET ABOUT THIS BUT I AM CURIOUS, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED WE HAD LANGUAGE THAT TALKS ABOUT DISCOURAGING PROLONGED ACTIVITIES OF INACTIVITY BUT I WONDER WHAT THE LANGUAGE LOOKS LIKE ON THE POSITIVE SIDE. WE HAVE THE DISCOURAGING PROLONGED PERIODS OF INACTIVITY BUT WHAT DOES THE POLICY LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF ENCOURAGING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. I WAS CURIOUS IF YOU COULD PROVIDE MORE INSIGHT ON
THAT. >> WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR PROCEDURES THAT COUNT ARE THINGS LIKE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS HAVE DAILY SUPERVISED RECESS . WE DO HAVE SCHOOLS SHOULD DISCOURAGE EXTENDED PERIODS OF INACTIVITY. WHEN SCHOOLWIDE TESTED TESTING IS NECESSARY STUDENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN PERIODIC BREAKS WHERE THEY CAN STAND AND BE MODERATELY ACTIVE.
WE HAVE LANGUAGE ABOUT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL OFFERING INTERSCHOLASTIC PROGRAMS AND A RANGE OF ACT 70S THAT MEET THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF ALL STUDENTS. ENRICHMENT PROGRAM SHOULD PROVIDE PERIODS OF PHYSICAL ACT 70S THROUGH -- TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE AND THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SPACES AND FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AFTER THE SCHOOL DAY AND DURING SCHOOL BREAKS. THE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY AGENCIES OFFERING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS REGARDING SAFETY APPLY AT ALL TIMES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ADDED JUST LAST YEAR OR TWO YEARS AGO WAS WE ADDED -- TO BUT THAT IS ALSO SOMETHING THERE THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY ACCESS. AFTER SCHOOL AND ON WEEKENDS THAT WE HAVE AN 18 HOLE COURSE AT -- AND AT CALVERT MIDDLE SCHOOL. ALL OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAVE BOTH
COURSES. >> I REALLY LOVED THE MODEL RECOMMENDATION ABOUT PROMOTING KINESTHETIC LEARNING. I THINK IT TOUCHES ON A POINT THAT YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE WAY WE ARE PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE AND CONSIDERING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES OR THOSE THAT MAY NOT BE INCLINED TO GET INTO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. I REALLY LOVE THAT MODEL. THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SHARE , AND THIS IS MORE OF WELLNESS, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY MS. WATKINS, SHE SHARED THAT SHE WORKS FOR THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SHE SHARED THE PROSPER APP THAT HAS BEEN RECEIVING STATE FUNDING AND SUPPORT. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS INTERESTING. IT IS BASED AROUND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND IT IS A FREE APP FOR STUDENTS. JUST SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD THROW OUT THERE. IT SEEMS LIKE AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO BRING THAT UP.
>> I WAS JUST THINKING WHERE DID I HEAR ABOUT THAT? AND OH
YEAH, THAT WAS YOU. >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
[7.03 Policies for Approval]
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>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. WE WILL MOVE INTO POLICIES FOR APPROVAL. WE HAVE POLICY 1450 ON NUTRITION AND WELLNESS.
>> WE ARE HERE TO TO PRESENT 1450 REGARDING WELLNESS AND WE RECOMMEND A CHANGE IN THE POLICY LANGUAGE. IT IS LOCATED IN SECTION B. IT STATES WE SHALL USE PLAIN SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE REGARDING WELLNESS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO REVISE IT TO SAY WE USE RESEARCH TO SET GOALS IN THE FIRST PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE POLICY IS NOT A STATIC DOCUMENT WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE MENTIONED AND MEANT TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS GOALS THROUGHOUT THE
SCHOOL SYSTEM. >> I NEED A MOTION.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?
>> YES. FOR THIS POLICY I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND SOME CHANGES.
WITH THE CDC RECOMMENDATION OF 60 MINUTES PER DAY I WOULD LIKE TO MODIFY THE POLICY TO SAY THAT WE WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT POSSIBLE TO MEET THE CDC RECOMMENDED 60 MINUTES PER DAY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR STUDENTS SO MAYBE AS YOU START TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES WE CAN USE CURRENT RESEARCH AND CDC RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING WELLNESS AND NUMBER TWO, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, MAYBE WE CAN PUT SOMETHING IN THERE ABOUT TRYING TO MEET THE 60 MINUTE RECOMMENDATION.
>> WE MAY ALSO WANT TO -- I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE -- BUT CLARIFY OUR DEFINITION OF PHYSICAL ACT 70S SO IT DISCUSSES MORE THAN JUST GOING OUTSIDE . STANDING UP, MOVING, WALKING DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
>> WHEN I LOOK AT SECTION B OF THE POLICY AND HAS FOUR AREAS OF NUTRITION, EDUCATION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND NUTRITION STANDARDS AND OTHER SCHOOL-BASED ACT 70S AND THOSE ARE THE FOUR COMPONENTS THAT ARE MANDATORY IN A POLICY THAT THEN GET FLESHED OUT THROUGH POLICY AND IT IS IN THAT PROCEDURE THAT WE TALK ABOUT WHERE WE WILL WORK TO ENCOURAGE MORE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY . THOSE ARE THE FOUR THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE IN THE WELLNESS PROGRAM SO THAT IS THE REASON WE HAVE THOSE LISTED THERE AND SAYING WE WILL SET GOALS IN THOSE AREAS ARE WE HAVE THOSE GOALS AND PROCEDURES IN POLICY.
>> I AM ASKING THAT WE ELEVATE IT TO THE POLICY.
>> ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION TO HAVE THAT ADDED?
>> YES. I AM MAKING A MOTION. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADDING
THE LANGUAGE TO THE POLICY? >> AYE
>> THE MOTION PASSES. WE STILL HAVE AN OUTSTANDING MOTION ON
THE FLOOR. >> CAN YOU DIVE INTO WHY YOU ARE CHANGING SCIENTIFIC TO RESEARCH. I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY WE ARE CHANGING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO
RESEARCH. >> WHEN WE HAD OUR DISCUSSIONS WE HAD OTHER PEOPLE AS PART OF THE GROUP AND I FEEL LIKE THEY SAID THAT SOUNDED LIKE OUTDATED TERMINOLOGY.
>> SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE IS OUTDATED LANGUAGE? THAT SEEMS ODD TO ME . I DON'T LIKE THAT CHANGE.
>> ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION TO HAVE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
REINSTATED IN LIEU OF RESEARCH. >> BUT IF THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, HE CAN DO THAT AND WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT. I DID
MY HOMEWORK, I SWEAR. >> THAT IS MY MOTION.
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>> I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> AYE >> THE MOTION PASSES, 5-0. THE MOTION OUT THERE, THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO
APPROVE 1450. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE
>> THE MOTION FAILS. WE WILL REVISE THE POLICY AND IT WILL GO BACK OUT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW TO THE FIRST MEETING IN
>> YES, ALL THREE. THE NEXT POLICY FOR APPROVAL IS 4305,
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES PROGRAM. >> I AM PRESENTING 4305 , SUPPORTING SERVICES ON THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM. IN THE FIRST SECTION WE WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE WORD MANDATES TO REGULATIONS. THIS FOLLOWS WHERE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. IT TYPICALLY THAT REFERS TO REGULATIONS. THE SECOND CHANGE IS IN SECTION 2 A AND THAT IS THE LAST SENTENCE. IT CURRENTLY STATES IN ADDITION, USING FEDERAL AND STATE SUBSIDIES, THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM SHOULD OPERATE ON A SELF-SUPPORTING BASIS WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF ANY LOCAL OPERATING BUDGET FUNDS. I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE THE WORD "THE BENEFIT OF ANY" AND REPLACE THAT WITH "SUBSIDY FROM. " SO IT WILL READ , "IN ADDITION, USING FEDERAL AND STATE SUBSIDIES, THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM SHOULD OPERATE ON A SELF-SUPPORTING BASIS WITHOUT SUBSIDY FROM LOCAL OPERATING BUDGET FUNDS."
>> IS THERE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED .
>> SECOND. >> THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND
SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? >> YOU MENTIONED THIS EARLIER.
WHAT IS THE REASON THAT IT HAS TO BE A SELFSUSTAINING PROGRAM?
>> THAT IS THE WAY THAT THE POLICY IS WRITTEN AND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS, THAT IS HOW THEY ARE EXPECTED TO
OPERATE. >> SECOND, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A CHANGE TO THE POLICY TO FURTHER CLARIFY THAT WE WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO OFFER FRESH WHOLE FOOD ITEMS ON SITE AND TO REDUCE PREPACKAGED ITEMS AND ITEMS WITH ADDITIVES.
>> I DID SEE THAT COMMENT AND I APPRECIATE IT. I AM A REGISTERED DIETITIAN SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF THOSE THINGS HOWEVER, THEY ALL COME WITH ADDITIONAL COST. PUTTING SOMETHING INTO A POLICY IS DIFFERENT . WE ARE OPERATING IN A DEFICIT AND WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE ABILITY TO OPERATE THE PROGRAM AT BREAK EVEN SO WE NEED TO DO THAT FIRST. THAT DOES NOT MEAN I AM NOT LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT BUT, THAT ALMOST PUTS THE OTHER ASPECTS TO THE SIDE AND LIKE THIS IS THE PRIORITY. WE WANT IT TO BE AND IF COST WAS NOT AN ISSUE, IT WOULD BE BUT, WE HAVE TO PAY OUR BILLS. AT SOME POINT THIS PROGRAM HAS TO BECOME SELF-FUNDED SO WE DON'T COME HERE TO ASK FOR MONEY BECAUSE ACCORDING TO POLICY WE ARE NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO DO THAT SO MY FOCUS IS ON MAINTAINING POSITIVE CHANGES AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO MANAGE THE PROGRAM WITHOUT INCREASING COST. IF YOU CAN HELP ME FIGURE OUT THAT MAGICAL RATIO, MY GOAL WOULD BE TO TAKE MONEY AND START PUTTING IT BACK INTO IMPROVING THE PROGRAMS. PUTTING
IT IN THERE, I AM DOING IT. >> THAT IS WHY I JUST SUGGESTED
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THAT THE POLICY STATE "TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT POSSIBLE " .>> I WONDER THAT TOO BUT IT IS OBJECTIVE. WHO DETERMINES WHAT EVERY EFFORT IS? AND HOW DO YOU DEFINE THAT? USUALLY A POLICY IS CUT AND DRY. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DOING. SO, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. I JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS A LITTLE MISLEADING. RIGHT NOW I AM TRYING TO MAINTAI THINGS LIKE THE FRUIT AND VEGGIE BARS AND IT IS SCARY. I AM STILL WAITING FOR FOOD COST TO GO DOWN AND I DON'T THINK THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. AS I LOOK AT THOSE THINGS IT BECOMES INCREASINGLY CONCERNING THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COVER THOSE COSTS. WHAT YOU JUST SAID BASICALLY DESCRIBES -- BUT FOR THREE DOLLARS, IF YOU GO TO PANERA BREAD, WHAT DO YOU WALK OUT WITH? I AM TRYING TO OPERATE A PROGRAM WHERE WE DON'T INCREASE THE LUNCH COST FOR THE MEAL . WE ALREADY HAD TO INCREASE THIS PAST YEAR. FOOD COST, THE PAST SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS ARE INSANE AND TO TURN AROUND AND CHARGE SOMEBODY FIVE DOLLARS, I DON'T THINK PEOPLE ARE --. SO IT IS A VERY FINE LINE. I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT SOMETHING IN THERE IF WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENT? THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY
DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE.
[7.04 Budget Transfers]
>> UP NEXT WE HAVE BUDGET TRANSFERS. MR. JOHNSON.
>> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENTS , SUPERINTENDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALVERT COUNTY SCHOOLS, BOARD APPROVAL IS REQUESTED FOR INTER-CATEGORY BUDGET TRANSFERS LISTED HERE. THE BUDGET TRANSFERS ALL NET TOO ZERO AND BY REVIEWING THE ACTUAL DATA, THE FISCAL YEAR PROGRESSES AND BY RECOMMENDING BUDGET TRANSFERS TO REBALANCE ACCOUNTS WE WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP THE ACCOUNTS POSITIVE. THE LARGEST PROPOSED INCREASES REPRESENTED HERE ARE FOR LEASING COST.
THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PAY FOR -- AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVES THE FUND TRANSFERS.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION. IN THE BUDGET TRANSFERRED DOCUMENT I SAW THERE WAS A LINE THAT WAS A CREDIT. IS THAT A NET AGAINST THE BUDGET! OR WAS -- ? OR WAS
THIS BUILT IN? >> SOMEWHERE POSITIVE AND SOME WERE NEGATIVE. I BELIEVE THE CONTINGENCIES NET TO LESS THAN
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$200,000. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO LOOK UP THE TOTAL AMOUNT AS OFDECEMBER 31. >> AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE TAKING SOME PIECE OF THAT. YOU ARE INCREASING THE OPERATING
COST TO SOME DEGREE. >> YES. I BELIEVE IT WAS
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. THE INTERNET COST FOR CHEST PACKS .
I AM CURIOUS IF YOU CAN TELL ME ANY INFORMATION ABOUT WHY WE DID NOT HAVE A BUDGET FOR THAT. DID WE NOT GET THAT IN THE
BUDGETING PROCESS? >> BLUEPRINT HAS A REQUIREMENT THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE ALLOCATE THE COST ON A PER BUILDING BASIS FOR AT LEAST 75% OF THE BLUEPRINT COST. IN THE PAST THE INTERNET COST WAS RECORDED ON A CENTRALIZED BASIS SO THIS FISCAL YEAR WE BEGAN ALIGNING THOSE ACCOUNTS WITH THE BLUEPRINT REQUIREMENT SO WE DISAGGREGATED THEM TO THE SCHOOL LEVEL SINCE CHEST PACK IS NOT TECHNICALLY A SCHOOL , WE CREATED , I MISSED INCLUDING THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT TECHNICALLY A SCHOOL BUT WE HAVE A BUDGET TRANSFER PROPOSED IN THE PACKET TODAY THAT WILL
TAKE CARE OF THAT. >> I JUST WONDERED HOW THAT
HAPPENED. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL
[7.05 Financial Reports]
>> THE MOTION PASSES, 5-0. NEXT , WE HAVE MR. JOHNSON WITH THE
FINANCIAL REPORT. >> THANK YOU . A REQUEST WAS RECEIVED TO SHARE THE DECEMBER ACTUALS ALONG WITH PROJECTIONS IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. WE HAVE INCLUDED IN THE BOARD PACKET FOR NOVEMBER THE FINANCIAL REPORT AND THE DRAFT DECEMBER REPORT. I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE A BIRDS EYE VIEW OF THE 13 BUDGET CATEGORIES. IF WE CAN JUMP TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THANK YOU. THIS SHOWS THE 13 BUDGET CATEGORIES . THE UNRESTRICTED FUND ON THE FAR LEFT. AND I CAN WALK THERE EACH OF THE COLUMNS OR I CAN JUMP TO THE TAKE AWAY.
>> SLIDE WOULD BE WE ARE ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR. THERE IS STILL SOME BUDGET UNCERTAINTY AND AS OF LAST WEEK IT APPEARS WE WILL UNDER SPEND THE 2025 BUDGET BY APPROXIMATELY $2.1 MILLION. THIS IS A VERY SOFT ESTIMATE THIS EARLY IN THE FISCAL YEAR AND THIS WILL CERTAINLY CHANGE AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES. THERE ARE NO KNOWN LARGE RISKS LOOMING BUT THERE ARE BUDGET UNCERTAINTIES. THIS SLIDE LISTS SOME OF THOSE UNCERTAINTIES. ONE CORRECTION I WOULD MAKE , WE HAVE THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS , PARTIAL NBC FOR THIS HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THAT BULLET SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF OF THE SLIDE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IS NOT A RISK FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.
IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE RISK AND UNCERTAINTY SHOWN THERE IS UNFAVORABLE -- THERE IS UNCERTAINTY AND A CHANCE WE COULD RECEIVE THE INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE REBATE WE HAVE RECEIVED THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE SHOULD KNOW THAT IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND THAT AMOUNT IS UP TO $9.1 MILLION SO THAT IS A POSITIVE UNCERTAINTY FOR US KNOW REBATE WAS FACTORED INTO THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. THAT CONCLUDES MY BUDGET
PRESENTATION. >> BASED ON THE SOFT
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PROJECTIONS, IF WE HAD TO RUN BY THE $2.1 MILLION, WE COULD GET BACK POTENTIALLY ANOTHER ONE POINT SOMETHING MILLION?>> THE LAST FEW YEARS IT HAS RANGED AROUND $1.1 MILLION. BUT
IT COULD BE ZERO. >> THAT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THE 2.1. THAT IS A SOFT ESTIMATE AND WE ARE ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR BUT YOU DID MAKE THE COMMENT THAT THERE ARE NO LARGE RISKS. WHAT YOU CONSIDER A LARGE RISK
DOLLAR WISE? >> I WOULD SAY PROBABLY IN THE
$1 MILLION OR ABOVE RANGE. >> THANK YOU.
>> CAN WE LOOK AT YOUR NOVEMBER ATTACHMENT?
SECOND PAGE. I AM TRYING TO FIND THE ONE THAT HAS THE
ENCUMBRANCE COLUMN . >> FOR THE EXPENDITURES?
>> YES . >> IF YOU LOOK ON THE NEXT
PAGE. ZOOM IN ON THAT. >> IN NOVEMBER I THINK THE AVAILABLE AMOUNT WAS $39 MILLION. THE ENCUMBRANCES OUTSTANDING, I SUPPOSE THOSE HAVE ALREADY HAD MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS AND WE ARE LOOKING AT YEAR TO DATE. EXPENDITURES
AT 90 . >> YEAR TO DATE INCLUDES -- THE AVAILABLE BALANCES $3.9 MILLION.
THROUGH NOVEMBER. IS THAT FAIR? >> WE HAVE TOTAL EXPENDITURES OR ENCUMBRANCE OF $48.4 MILLION.
>> IF YOU TAKE THE $90.6 MILLION AND YOU ACCOUNT FOR ENCUMBRANCES, NOW YOU ARE SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
>> 238 AND THE BUDGET IS 278 AND WE ARE AT A PACE OF 238 AND YOU HAVE ABOUT 40 MILLION AVAILABLE SO THAT REPORT LOOKS PRETTY FAIR TO ME . I AM JUST WONDERING, THIS NOVEMBER, IF WE ARE LOOKING AT A $40 MILLION SURPLUS, HOW DO WE GET TO KNOW
SURPLUS BY THE END OF JUNE? >> NOT ALL OF THE EXPENSES THAT WE WILL INCUR BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE 30 ARE INCUMBENT. -- ENCUMBERED. NOT ALL OF THE COSTS ARE ENCUMBERED YET BUT WE HAVE ENCOURAGED SOME OF THOSE COSTS IN INCURRED SOME OF THOSE COSTS IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS JUST NOT A FAIR PRO RATA AMOUNT ? HAVE WE HAD HEAVY EXPENSES IN THE LATTER PART PART OF THE YEAR ? WHAT HAPPENS IN THE LATTER PART OF THE YEAR?
>> WHAT HAPPENS IN THE LAST PART OF THE YEAR?
>> IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS WE HAVE $90 MILLION IN EXPENSES.
$90 MILLION THROUGH NOVEMBER. WHAT PIECE OF THAT, YOU ARE SEEING $40 MILLION MORE OF OTHER EXPENSES WILL HIT IN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS. IN ADDITION TO THE ENCUMBERED EXPENSE.
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>> YES BUT WE WILL ALSO HAVE ACCRUALS TO MAKE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. AND WE HAVE NOT BUILD FOR EVERYTHING. DO I EXPECT THAT WE WILL EXPEND $49.3 MILLION? I AM SURE WE WILL HAVE SOME UNDER
SPENDING. >> CAN WE LOOK AT THE DECEMBER NUMBERS?
>> SAME PAGE HE SAID. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> ZOOM IN. SO ON THIS PAGE, SOMETHING HAS NOT POSTED IN THE ENCUMBRANCE THAT YOU MENTIONED. THE TOTAL AMOUNT THOUGH IS $22 MILLION HIGHER. IT IS NOW 113. IS THAT A FAIR NUMBER FOR THE
DECEMBER EXPENSE TOTAL? >> IT IS EXCEPT FOR SALARIES AND WAGES AND WAGE RELATED EXPENDITURES INCLUDING LIFE
INSURANCE. >> THAT IS NOT IN THE DECEMBER
NUMBERS AT THIS STAGE? >> CORRECT.
>> I GOT IT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.
[7.06 Board Calendar Revision]
NEXT WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE BOARD CALENDAR REVISION. THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE THE BOARD MEETINGS , CHANGE THE MEETING TIMES . THIS IS SUPER SMALL . TO MOVE THE PUBLIC MEETINGS TO 6:00 P.M. BEGINNING THE FIRST MEETING IN FEBRUARY.>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NEW BOARD CALENDAR.
>> AYE. >> THE MOTION PASSES, 5-0. WE
[8.01 Comments by the Board]
WILL NOW MOVE INTO BOARD COMMENTS.>> I WANT TO SHARE WITH ALL STUDENTS THAT OUR STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN SO IF YOU ARE A RISING JUNIOR OR SENIOR , APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING YOU SHOULD TALK TO YOUR STUDENT COUNCIL OR STUDENT GOVERNMENT ADVISOR AND THEY CAN PROVIDE TO ALL OF THE DETAILS OF THE CAMPAIGN PROCESS. I HAVE HAD STUDENTS REACH OUT TO ME WITH QUESTIONS. YOU CAN SHOOT ME AN EMAIL OR DM AND I WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS. ELECTIONS ARE TAKING PLACE FEBRUARY 13. IF YOU WANT TO RUN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. I WILL ALSO SHARE FOR ALL OF MY SENIORS, THE CALVERT LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION IS OPEN AND THAT IS A GREAT WAY TO APPLY TO A BUNCH OF SCHOLARSHIPS IN ONE APPLICATION. AND ONE ADDITIONAL PROMO , THE SCHOLARSHIP THAT MY DAD AND I STARTED IN HONOR OF MY MOM IS OPEN. I HOPE EVERYONE STAYS WARM. I AM FREEZING RIGHT NOW. SO, GO FIND SOME HEAT AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GOOD JANUARY.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT.
>> MR. HARRISON. >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR ME. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY WIFE WHO I THINK VOTED FOR ME. TYLER AND COLBY, THEY DID A LOT OF WORK ON THIS CAMPAIGN. I WANT TO THANK JACOB AND MICHAEL. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. AND EVERYONE HERE THAT IS A FRIENDLY FACE AND SUPPORTED US.
>> I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO VOTED FOR ME AND I WANT TO
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SAY THANK YOU TO MISS MAXEY AND THE HR DEPARTMENT. THEY DID A GREAT JOB ON BOARDING AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL STAFF TO REACH OUT TO ME. I AM INTERESTED IN TALKING TO AS MANY STAFF AS POSSIBLE SO I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WORKING WELL AND WHERE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.I WOULD LOVE TO VISIT YOUR CLASSROOM SO PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME. I DID QUICKLY LEARN HOW MANY EVENTS CCPS HOLDS AND THEY ALL WANT THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ATTEND. I LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING GROUNDBREAKING IS AND THE HEALTH FAIR . SO MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO. THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE I GO INTO CLOSING COMMENTS I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION REGARDING POLICY 1012 TO BRING
THAT UP FOR REVIEW. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO BRING POLICY 1012 UP FOR DISCUSSION AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
>> WHAT IS THAT REGARDING? >> I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO HAVE A COMMON UNDERSTANDING.
>> IT IS THE POLICY ON DEVELOPMENT?
>> YES. POLICY STATEMENT 1012 REGARDING POLICY AND POLICY
DEVELOPMENT. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND A
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE .
>> THE MOTION PASSES, 5-0. ONWARD TO CLOSING COMMENTS.
FIRST I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS. EACH WILL BRING THEIR OWN UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND POINTS OF VIEW BUT WE WILL HAVE A COMMON GOAL TO HELP ALL OF OUR STUDENTS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND TO MAY CALVERT COUNTY SCHOOLS THE BEST IN THE STATE AND THE NATION. WE SIT HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE CARED DEEPLY ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS, STUDENTS, AND THE FUTURE OF CALVERT COUNTY. WE HAVE SENT A STRONG MESSAGE THAT CHANGE IS NEEDED. OUR SYSTEM MUST GO IN A NEW DIRECTION WHERE WE PRIORITIZE SAFETY, DISCIPLINE, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND A COMMITMENT TO MAKING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. TO ACHIEVE THIS WE NEED TO ALL OF THE CCPS TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO CONTINUE TO WORK TIRELESSLY TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH THE BEST LEARNING EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE .
WE ARE PART OF A MOVEMENT AND A PROMISE FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE.
IT IS WHAT MAKES CALVERT COUNTY THE PLACE THAT WE KNOW AND
LOVE. >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES . MY CONGRATULATIONS TO PAUL, JOE, AND MELISSA AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. A SMALL PIECE OF ADVICE IF I MAY. IT IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A LOT OF LISTENING AND ASKING QUESTIONS. EVERY DAY I AM HERE I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW. IT IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY AND YOU WILL GET TO MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE AND AMAZING KIDS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU.
ADDITIONALLY, SHOUT OUT TO THE BOYS FOOTBALL TEAM , STATE CHAMPIONS. WE HAD A BOARD MEETING THEN THEY WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP I THINK. CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. AND --
MADE IT TO THE STATE --. >> I WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT TOMORROW IS NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL ADVOCACY SEAFAIR WILL GO ON BUT BECAUSE OF THE DELAY IT WILL BE FROM
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10:00 UNTIL 12:00 SO IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND, PLEASE NOTE THETIME CHANGE. >> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR BOARD MEETING.
[9. Closed Session]
>> I MAKE A MOTION FOR THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO MEET WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT AS PERMITTED BY THE MARYLAND TO OPEN MEETINGS ACT SECTION 3-305 B 1 7 AND 9
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